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Casting by Rhonda Fisecki Moondance (Kay Panabaker), a misfit at her school, anticipates another lonely summer. She unexpectedly finds an escaped horse named Checkers and returns him to his rightful owner, Dante (Don Johnson). Undeterred by Dante's gruff manner, she asks him for a job at the stable. While riding Checkers, sh e discovers he has a talent for jumping, and she convinces Dante to coach them for a prestigious competition. -WWW Initial release :  October 2007 Director :  Michael Damian Initial DVD release :  29 April 2008 Screenplay :  Janeen Damian Production company :  Motion Picture Corporation of America MICHAEL DAMIAN, WRITER AND DIRECTOR OF “MOONDANCE ALEXANDER”, HOPES TO SEE MORE FAMILY FILMS Another horse and rider story that caught my attention is this true story about a misfit girl called Moondance Alexander(Kay Panabaker) and her Pinto called Checkers. Moondance Alexander  is ...

As the only daughter of an expert tailor in Philadelphia, Emily Corrigan Taylor(Chabert) is a kindhearted young woman proud of her blue-collar background. She is a devoted seamstress at the family business and madly in love with her doting European boyfriend, Leo(Hagan). But as their first Christmas together approaches, Leo drops a bombshell on his unsuspecting girlfriend: he is actually Prince Leopold, heir to the throne of Cordinia, a small sovereign country. Less than enthusiastic about her son’s relationship with a commoner, the prince's mother Queen Isadora(Seymour) makes Emily feel anything but welcome at their grand castle, leaving Emily to feel more at home among Isadora’s staff of butlers and housemaids. As Emily struggles to adapt to her new royal surroundings, the situation is made more difficult when a scheming Isadora invites Duchess Natasha(Flynn), Leo’s ex-girlfriend, to join them for Christmas. Attempting to stay true to herself in a world where she clearly does...